elective - volitelný předmět
BrE
/ɪ'lektɪv/
AmE
/ɪ'lektɪv/

noun, American English, formal - a subject students can choose to take but do not have to

 
guidance counsellor - výchovný poradce
BrE
/'gaɪdnsˌkaʊnsələ/
AmE
/'gaɪdnsˌkaʊnsələr/

noun - a person whose job is to give students advice, support, and assistance in various aspects of their academic, personal, and career development

 
reading list - předepsaná literatura, povinná literatura, předepsaná četba, povinná četba
BrE
/'ri:dɪŋˌlɪst/
AmE
/'ri:dɪŋˌlɪst/

noun - books that students are supposed to read

 
year - ročník, třída (kolikátá)
BrE
/'jɪə/
AmE
/'jɪr/

noun, British English - a level of schooling that a student stays in for 365 days

bell
bell - zvonění (např. ve škole)
BrE
/'bel/
AmE
/'bel/

noun - a signal that marks the beginning or the end of a class at school

 
operator - obsluha, řidič
BrE
/'ɒpəreɪtə/
AmE
/'ɑ:pəreɪt̬ər/

noun - a person who controls a machine

 
hole in the wall - bankomat
BrE
/ˌhəʊlɪnðə'wɔ:l/
AmE
/ˌhoʊlɪnðə'wɔ:l/

noun, British English, informal - a cash machine

 
echo - připomínka (nějaké události apod.), vzpomínka
BrE
/'ekəʊ/
AmE
/'ekoʊ/

noun - something that is similar to something else that happened in the past; something that reminds you of something that happened in the past

 
bury the hatchet - zakopat válečnou sekeru, usmířit se
BrE
/ˌberi ðə'hætʃɪt/
AmE
/ˌberi ðə'hætʃɪt/

verb - to make peace with someone, to resolve a conflict, to stop fighting

hatchet
hatchet - sekyra, sekyrka, sekera, sekerka
BrE
/'hætʃɪt/
AmE
/'hætʃɪt/

noun - a kind of an axe that is smaller and has a shorter handle

 
socket - důlek, jamka, lůžko (oka, kloubu, čepu apod.)
BrE
/'sɒkɪt/
AmE
/'sɑ:kɪt/

noun - a hollow space in the surface of the body or an object into which something fits

outlet
outlet - zásuvka (elektřiny)
BrE
/'aʊtlet/
AmE
/'aʊtlet/

noun, American English - a thing fastened to the wall where you can plug in electrical appliances

infomercial
infomercial - dlouhá televizní reklama, teleshopping, propagační film
BrE
/'ɪnfəmɜ:ʃl/
AmE
/'ɪnfəmɜ:rʃl/

noun, American English - an advertisement on television that is very long, gives a lot of details on a subject and seems like a normal programme

 
infotainment - populárně vzdělávací pořady, populárně vědecký pořady
BrE
/ˌɪnfəʊ'teɪnmənt/
AmE
/ˌɪnfoʊ'teɪnmənt/

noun - programmes on TV or radio that combine informative or educational elements with entertainment

 
gaffe - společenská chyba, trapná chyba, faux pas
BrE
/'gæf/
AmE
/'gæf/

noun - an embarrassing mistake that you make in public or a social situation